辛苦微甘，气香性寒，入心与包络，兼入肺肝。凉心散郁，破血下气，为气中血药
人经脉逆行，血气刺痛，摩服效速。若吐衄不因气逆者忌。广郁金∶破气破血，少解郁
之功。草郁金∶性味尤烈，藜藿体实，暴怒气逆、血滞者，可以暂用。
味苦辛温，色黄入脾，兼入肝经，破气散血，烈于郁金。片子姜黄∶横行手臂，理血
之气，可为风寒湿痹引经。
辛苦性温，气中血药，入肝，散瘀行气，消症瘕 癖，醋摩醋炒。烈于郁金，虚人
荆三棱 性味苦平，血中气药，入肝，破瘀开结，消坚积老块。醋炒、面煨。其力
虚人忌之。
即莎草子。辛苦微甘，气香性温，入十二经；能行血中之气，解郁调经，安胎利产
女科专药。生用，上行胸膈，外达皮肤；炒用，下达肾肝，旁彻腰膝。盐水炒，软坚润
童便制，散瘀除蒸；青盐炒，入肾调气；酒浸炒，入肝行经；醋浸炒，消积聚；姜汁炒
痰饮；四制调经，炒黑止血。阴血燥，均当忌之。
辛香苦温，入三焦气分，升降诸气，力能泄肺疏肝，和脾安胎。调气生摩；浓肠煨
有一种青木香，味稍较苦；功专入肝疏逆，为疝气专药。马兜铃根，亦名青木香，亦可
性稍凉耳。
Rhizoma Kalanchoe: The nature is pungent and cool, with the functions of draining heat and resolving toxicity; it is a herb acting on the blood aspect of the Yangming channel.
Jin Gu (Curcuma aromatica): The flavor is pungent, bitter, and slightly sweet; the aroma is fragrant and the nature is cold. It enters the Heart and Pericardium channels, and also the Lung and Liver channels. It cools the Heart, disperses stagnation, breaks blood stasis, and directs Qi downward. It belongs to herbs that move Qi within the Blood category. If the meridians experience reverse flow of Qi and Blood, causing stabbing pain due to blood stasis, external massage and internal administration yield rapid effects. However, it is contraindicated for hematemesis or epistaxis not caused by Qi rebellion. Guang Jin Gu (Curcuma zedoaria): Breaks Qi and Blood, but has less effect in resolving stagnation. Cao Jin Gu (Curcuma wenyujin): The nature and flavor are more intense; its substance is solid. For cases of sudden anger leading to Qi rebellion and blood stasis, it can be used temporarily.
Jiang Huang (Turmeric Rhizome): The flavor is bitter and pungent, the nature is warm, the color is yellow entering the Spleen, and it also enters the Liver channel. It breaks Qi and disperses Blood, being more intense than Jin Gu. Pian Zi Jiang Huang: Its action moves horizontally along the arms, regulating Qi in the Blood aspect, and can serve as a guiding herb for Bi syndrome caused by Wind-Cold-Dampness.
San Leng (Sparganium Rhizome): The flavor is pungent and bitter, the nature is warm, and it is an herb that moves Blood within the Qi category. It enters the Liver channel, disperses stasis, moves Qi, and eliminates masses and accumulations. It is more intense than Jin Gu, and should be avoided in deficient persons. Jing San Leng: The flavor is bitter and the nature is flat; it is an herb that moves Qi within the Blood category. It enters the Liver channel, breaks stasis, opens knots, and eliminates hard accumulations and old masses. It should be processed with vinegar stir-frying or wheat bran roasting. Its potency is strong, and it is contraindicated in deficient persons.
Xiang Fu (Cyperus Rotundus Rhizome): Also known as Sha Cao Zi. The flavor is pungent, bitter, and slightly sweet; the aroma is fragrant and the nature is warm. It enters all twelve channels; it can move Qi within the Blood, resolve stagnation, regulate menstruation, calm the fetus, and facilitate childbirth. It is a specialized herb for Gynecology. Raw use: the action ascends to the chest and diaphragm and reaches the skin externally. Stir-fried use: the action descends to the Kidney and Liver and penetrates the waist and knees. Salt-water stir-fried: softens hardness and moistens dryness. Child's urine processed: disperses stasis and clears steaming bone disorder. Green salt stir-fried: enters the Kidney to regulate Qi. Wine-soaked and stir-fried: enters the Liver to move the menses. Vinegar-soaked and stir-fried: eliminates accumulations. Ginger juice stir-fried: resolves phlegm-fluid retention. Four-processing methods for regulating menstruation; charred black to stop bleeding. Contraindicated for those with Yin-blood dryness.
Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix): The flavor is pungent, aromatic, and bitter; the nature is warm. It enters the Sanjiao Qi aspect, ascending and descending various Qi. Its power can drain Lung Qi and soothe Liver Qi, harmonize the Spleen, and calm the fetus. To regulate Qi, use raw for external massage; to thicken the intestines, use roasted. There is a type called Qing Mu Xang (Vincetoxicum officinale root), which is slightly more bitter in taste; its function specializes in entering the Liver to soothe rebellious Qi, making it a specialized herb for hernia. Ma Dou Ling Gen (root of Aristolochia manshuriensis), also named Qing Mu Xiang, can also be used, though its nature is slightly cooler.
Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus): Also known as Suo Sha. The flavor is pungent and the nature is warm and aromatic; it enters the Spleen and Stomach to promote Qi movement and harmonize the middle, unblock stagnation, relieve pain, and calm the fetus. Excessive consumption depletes Qi. It should be stir-fried, ground, and the shell removed before use.